Where to Find the Best Truffle Dishes this Winter

From crème caramel to roast chicken, these top restaurants are finding new ways to bring out the best of this fungus.

Three Williams Café

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Madame Truffles

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Devon Barangaroo

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Published on 14 June 2017

by Clare Hopkins

One of the best parts about winter is the arrival of truffles. To those who aren’t familiar with the deep, earthy notes of the rare fungus, it can transform basic dishes into textured masterpieces. We’ve hunted down the venues with seasonally perfumed dishes on the menu, from pasta to crème caramel.

No.1 Bent Street
No.1 Bent Street is hosting a dinner in celebration of truffles on Thursday June 15. Join Mike McEnearney and head chef Jeffrey De Rome as they serve up an indulgent five-course meal using produce from Jayson Mesman’s The Truffle Farm in Mount Majura. Mesman uses trained dogs to hunt the rare black truffle, which will be the highlight of braised truffled mushroom and radish, spit-roast ‘demi-deuil’ chicken and even crème caramel. Choose from a $200 menu or $295 (including wine). The wine list will be designed by Bryan Martin, who has handpicked and matched wines for each dish.

Three Williams Cafe
At the beginning of June, Three Williams cafe heralds the season with dishes featuring freshly shaved truffle from The Truffle & Wine Co. The truffle menu has been created by head chef Jacqui Ektoros. Her indulgent truffle cookies-and-cream dessert is a highlight with macadamia cookie, truffled mandarin-crème patissiere, gold-dust feuilletine, dark-chocolate crisp pearls and shaved truffle. The menu will be available throughout the truffle season. For bookings, call 02 9698 1111.

The Star
You can take a truffle tour through several restaurants at The Star. Visit Balla for truffle tagliatelle, or Black Bar & Grill for a range of truffle-based dishes such as crème brulee and truffle ice-cream. If you feel like whole, grilled John Dory with shaved truffle, head to Sokyo or Pizzaperta for a truffle and fontina cheese pizza.

Bishop Sessa
On July 20, Bishop Sessa returns with its Black Diamond Dinner. For $195 per person, attendees can enjoy a five-course menu featuring local black Perigord truffles from Stonebarn Truffles, complemented by local and imported wines.
Book here.

Devon Surry Hills
Move over truffle with soft serve, Devon's new super fries – covered in cheese and truffle oil with freshly shaved Western Australian truffle – has arrived. There's also what it calls "the ultimate toastie V2", which comes with mixed mushrooms, spinach, porcini cheese sauce, a poached egg and freshly shaved Western Australian truffle on focaccia.